Mark Lark, 22, UCF Architecture Student

Mark Lark, 22, UCF Architecture Student

Gary W. Green/Staff Photographer

Mark Lark is 22 and entering his senior year at the University of Central Florida, studying architecture. His most obvious encounter with racism came in ninth grade, when he was the lone African-American on his school's baseball team. Click here to hear his story in his words.

Mark Lark is 22 and entering his senior year at the University of Central Florida, studying architecture. His most obvious encounter with racism came in ninth grade, when he was the lone African-American on his school's baseball team. Click here to hear his story in his words. (Gary W. Green/Staff Photographer)

Mark Lark is 22 and entering his senior year at the University of Central Florida, studying architecture. His most obvious encounter with racism came in ninth grade, when he was the lone African-American on his school's baseball team. Click here to hear his story in his words.